Brighton & Hove Albion vs Middlesbrough *** Official Match Thread ***

[Marxo]

I hope we never play at 12:30 again, too much time left to feel horrible today. (I also hope saying this will change the course of this afternoon).

 

[doogie004]

Men v boys

 

[brakespear]

HT 0-2. Not good. Hemed off second half please. Maybe Murphu too.

 

[One Love]

Our first few minutes dictated the course of the game.

How can we start a game so badly like we don't give a toss?

 

[HastingsSeagull]

0-4 looking FAR more likely than 2-2

Come on Hughton do your thing

 

[brightn'ove]

Really struggling against their midfield, who in fairness are the best in the division.

 

[Mancgull]

At 1-0 we were still in it but that was an awful bit of defending for their second. We look tired.

 

[Seagull58]

This is an embarrassment so far. Time for Hughton to step up.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Would take Murphy and Hemed off for Manu and Bobby.

 

[Chicken Run]

Well before today's game et etc etc we would of taken our current position and a 0-4 at home to Borough et etc

 

[Seagulls1984]

Can't keep flogging the same 11 players , no ones fault just big injurys . What has Zamora done not to have started for 3 games.

 

[The_Viper]

Right, well we can now accept the streaks over and so is our run as one of the top two. Few questions from here.

1. How do we respond to our first defeat? Do we slump like everyone thinks we will or do we come back strong?

2. How much more money do we now need to offer in January to players, unless we get 9/9 from our next 3 after this we will be just as attractive as anyone else in the top 8, strengthening from strength is now no longer an option for TB, do we lose certain targets?

Either way, a defeat here is gonna be killer, and December has found us out, the injuries and the lack of teeth in front of goal against the top sides has hurt us so much, let's just try and keep the GD down now, because we'll be effectively 4 points behind come full time.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Just got in from a christms party...caught the last ten minutes, can someone give me a quick run down on whats happened? From what I saw the game was played at a pre-season friendly pace and we conceded a very soft second goal from yet another set piece. Any positives from the first half or are we surrendering our unbeaten record as meekly as it looked in those last ten minutes?

 

[El Presidente]

Boro look very good, fair score at H-T.

 

[sir albion]

To many non existent players and way to slow....Outclassed and out fought.
Zero chance of getting back in this with boro's defence so good.They attack and look like scoring when they do and we just overplay and get nowhere.

 

[sjamesb3466]

At 1-0 we were still in it but that was an awful bit of defending for their second. We look tired.

Have felt we have looked tired for the last three games to be honest. Derby and QPR both looked quicker to the ball than us and both played with more intensity but we took our chances. Boro haven't given us a sniff at a chance so far and their back four have been outstanding.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Missing Dunk - obviously, now Kayal has to come back to our penalty box to get the ball instead of it being slipped into him near half way. Losing it from the back.

 

[glasfryn]

Friend should have been booked, we are not winning the second ball, Hemed gone missing
kick up the backside by Chris at halftime ................but I fear thats it
now prove me wrong

 

[vegster]

Well that's that then.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

That's usually the case but we did go 1-0 at Wolves and ended up winning 1-3 but your point still remains, if you get the first goal you'll probably win. If we get the first goal, we'll probably win.

The only game we haven't won when we scored first was Derby away. They had all the possession in the second but just couldn't create anything then a big hopeful long ball ended up with them gaining a scrappy goal. So in my opinion Bobby Z is probably you're best chance.

It's a moot point now. You boys scored first. And second.